Hannah McGregor (born 1984, in Ottawa)[1] is a Canadian academic, writer, and podcaster. With Marcelle Kosman, they[a] co-host the podcasts Material Girls and Witch, Please. They also host Secret Feminist Agenda and are involved with the SpokenWeb podcast.

Hannah McGregor
Born1984 (age 39–40)
Ottawa, Canada
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Guelph (BHum, MA, PhD)
ThesisComplicit Witnessing: Distant Suffering in Contemporary White Canadian Women’s Writing (2013)
Doctoral advisorSmaro Kamboureli
Academic work
InstitutionsSimon Fraser University
Websitehannahmcgregor.com

After graduating from Canterbury High School, McGregor earned a Bachelor of Humanities from Carleton University, a Master of Arts in English and Film Studies from the University of Alberta, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Guelph (2013).[1] As of 2024, they works at Simon Fraser University as an associate professor and director of publishing.[2][3]

Books

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As author

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  • McGregor, Hannah (2022). A Sentimental Education. Wilfrid Laurier University. ISBN 978-1-77112-557-4.[4][5]
  • Beckstead, Lori; Cook, Ian M.; McGregor, Hannah (2024). Podcast or Perish: Peer Review and Knowledge Creation for the 21st Century. Bloomsbury podcast studies. New York: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1-5013-8521-6.[6]
  • McGregor, Hannah (2024). Clever Girl: Jurassic Park. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-778-52284-0.

As editor

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Podcasts

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  • Witch, Please (2015-present), cohosted with Marcelle Kosman[11][12][13]
  • Secret Feminist Agenda (2017-present)[14]
  • The SpokenWeb Podcast (2018-present)
  • Material Girls, cohosted with Marcelle Kosman

Notes

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  1. ^ McGregor uses she/they pronouns.[1] For consistency, this article uses they/them pronouns throughout.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "About". Hannah McGregor. Retrieved October 17, 2024.[non-primary source needed]
  2. ^ "Hannah McGregor". Simon Fraser University. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  3. ^ Malli, Nisa (December 19, 2023). "How TV podcasts helped me regain my memory after Long COVID". This Magazine. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Sandborn, Tom (August 19, 2022). "Book review: Sentimentality in a spirited, fiercely feminist package". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "A Sentimental Education by Hannah McGregor". Publishers Weekly. June 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  6. ^ Fitzgerald, S. R. (2024). "Podcast or perish: peer review and knowledge creation for the 21st century". Choice. 61 (12): 1273.
  7. ^ Thorkelson, Erika (March 6, 2020). "Setting the CanLit canon on fire". University Affairs. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  8. ^ Moore, Amber (2019). "Refuse: CanLit in Ruins". Canadian Woman Studies. 34 (1/2): 178–179.
  9. ^ McGuire, Kelly (February 2021). "Hannah McGregor, Julie Rak, and Erin Wunker, eds. Refuse: CanLit in Ruins". University of Toronto Quarterly. 89 (3): 533–534. doi:10.3138/utq.89.3.hr.03. ISSN 0042-0247.
  10. ^ Andrew, Suzanne Alyssa (October 22, 2018). "Powerful, diverse writers strike a literary reckoning in Refuse: CanLit in Ruins". Quill & Quire. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  11. ^ Gee, Dana (December 11, 2020). "Witch, Please podcast rides Harry Potter's robe tails into broader discussions". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  12. ^ Samson, Natalie (November 1, 2017). "Podcasting goes to school". University Affairs. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  13. ^ Parsons, Paige (October 16, 2015). "Harry Potter podcast by Edmonton 'lady scholars' reaches listeners around world". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  14. ^ Rees, Yves (August 19, 2020). "Secret Feminist Agenda — a treasured item in my 'feminist killjoy survival kit'". The Conversation. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
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